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As promised, below is an article on 4-H Youth Venture for use in county newsletters.
4-H Newsletter insert
Have you ever dreamed about starting your own club at school? Or maybe…for the longest time you’ve been batting about an idea for a service that would make a positive difference in your community? Well, now you can do it with the help of NH 4-H Youth Venture.
NH 4-H and Youth Venture have teamed up to create this exciting new program. Its goal is simple – empower young 4-H changemakers. Who are these young changemakers? Changemakers are teams of 4-H members, aged 12-18, who have a desire to create, manage, and sustain their own social ventures.
4-H adults also play a vital role as partners. Each 4-H Youth Venture team must have at least one adult partner who will serve as an advisor, but not play a direct role in managing the venture.
An powerful indication of how committed this program is to empowering young changemakers is the fact that each qualifying 4-H Youth Venture team will receive up to $1,000 in start-up money to fund approved ventures.
A qualifying 4-H Youth Venture:
* Is a new initiative started by young people called Venturers, ages 12-18
* Is led, created, and managed by a strong, energetic team of Venturers who are committed to long-term success
* Has clear, attainable goals, a credible plan and budget
* Has an adult partner willing to support, but not control the venture
* Leaves a lasting benefit to the community
NH 4-H Youth Venture’s innovative program will result in scores of opportunities for these young people to engage in, initiate, launch, and lead their own social ventures. “Imagine how these experiences will help these young social entrepreneurs develop life-long problem-solving skills, build self confidence, and nurture the understanding of how important it is to give back to their communities,” explains Wendy Brock, Program Leader, 4-H Youth Development. She adds, “Youth Venture’s Dream it. Do it. slogan is right on target. No idea is too small, or too big.”
For information on how to make your NH 4-H Youth Venture dream a reality, or to become an adult partner, please call or visit either: NH 4-H at 603-862-2198, www.extension.unh.edu/4H/4H.htm or Youth Venture at 603-223-9864, www.youthventure.org
You never know when someone
May catch a dream from you.
You never know when a little word
Or something you may do
May open up the windows
Of a mind that seeks the light -
The way you live may not matter at all,
But you never know - it might.
And just in case it could be
That another's life through you,
Might possibly change for the better
With a broader and brighter view,
It seems it might be worth a try
At pointing the way to the right -
Of course, it may not matter at all,
But then again, it might.
- Anonymous
Each county office should have received information on the Prudential Sprirt of Community Awards (if you have not received information, see their web address below). Each county may send one application per every 1,000 youth (or portion thereof) in grades 5-12 as well as one application per every 1,000 youth in grades 9-12.
Applications do not need to come through the State 4-H Office, but must be postmarked by November 7, 2006. Send the completed application plus one copy to:
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
State-Level Judging Committee
One Scholarship Way
PO Box 297
St. Peter, MN 56082
If you have questions please contact Prudential directly at (888)-450-9961 or visit their website at: http://www.prudential.com/spirit
Calling all potential youth entrepreneurs! Come spend the day at Bear Hill camp on October 14 and learn about 4-H Youth Venture. If you are already a Venturer or are interested in starting a Venture this is an opportunity you can't afford to miss.
Details and the registration form are available on the 4-H home page (in the "What's New" box), visit: http://extension.unh.edu/4H/4H.htm for more information.
The new Member and Leader Enrollment forms are now available on the web. They can be found on the forms page at: http://extension.unh.edu/4H/4HForms.htm and in several places under member resources and leader resources.
What factors influence teen participation in after-school programs? Chapin Hall researchers interviewed 10th graders to gather their perspectives on out-of-school opportunities and how to improve such programs through outreach and access.
Read the full report, Negotiating Among Opportunity and Constraint: The Participation of Young People in Out-of-School-Time Activities, by Robert Chaskin and Stephen Baker.
http://www.chapinhall.org/article_abstract.aspx?ar=1432&L2=62&L3=105
For more information contact:
Flora Lazar
Public Affairs Director
Chapin Hall Center for Children
1313 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773.256.5212
flazar@uchicago.edu